Nkhum dialect

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The Nkhum dialect is a regional variety of the Jingpo language spoken by Jingpo communities in parts of Myanmar and neighboring areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
variety of Jingpo language
associatedWith Jingpo cultural practices
belongsTo Jingpo dialect continuum NERFINISHED
country Myanmar
ethnicGroup Jingpo NERFINISHED
hasSpeakers Jingpo communities in parts of Myanmar
ISO639-3 kac (macrolanguage Jingpo)
languageBranch Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
linguisticType tonal language (as part of Jingpo)
neighboringAreas border regions near China
border regions near India
partOfLanguage Jingpo language NERFINISHED
primaryUsage home and community domains
region northern Myanmar
relatedDialectOf Standard Jingpo NERFINISHED
spokenBy Jingpo people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Kachin State NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
status regional dialect
subfamily Jingpoic languages NERFINISHED
usedFor oral communication in local Jingpo communities
writingSystem Latin script (for Jingpo orthography)

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Jingpo language hasDialect Nkhum dialect